Several thoughts were going through Xukong's mind, all of them related to the ring and its owner. Lin Mu also had similar thoughts and wondered how all this would be possible.

"Doesn't the Immortal Court have methods that confirm whether any of their members have died? That should've told them if Qing Jiesui died or not right?

" Lin Mu asked first.

"But considering he was deemed dead, that means they did confirm it and yet we have this ring at our hands.

" He analyzed.

"Indeed… This should've been impossible…

" Xukong stated.

"At least through normal means.

" He added after thinking of something else.

"Hmm… I suppose we can't do much here now, can we?

" Lin Mu asked.

"Nothing much.

" Xukong mirrored.

"For now the best course of action is to return the ring to the Immortal Court. This isn't our matter to interfere anyways, we best let them handle it.

" He advised.

"Alright.

" Lin Mu agreed before asking one last thing.

"Should I tell them whom this ring belongs to?

" Xukong didn't answer Lin Mu right away, as if thinking about it.

"No. Keep it to yourself.

" Xukong answered.

"This might be too dangerous of a secret for them to know as well. It is up to the Immortal Court to decide how to handle it.

" He explained.

"Alright.

" Lin Mu didn't question it anymore and moved his focus from the ring.

His companions who had been looking at him, had some hope in their eyes, particularly Crown Prince Feng Shun who wondered if Lin Mu had learned something.

"I couldn't pry into it.

" Lin Mu said, dousing their hope quickly.

~Sigh~

"Your expression told us otherwise.

" Daoist Chu said with a light frown.

"It was just because I was unable to look through it.

" Lin Mu answered.

This was actually true, as his Spatial Perception was indeed unable to look through the ring. It totally blocked it.

"Oh… I see.

" Daoist Chu replied.

"That does make sense. This is a treasure beyond our understanding.

" Lady Kang said before glancing at Crown Prince Feng Shun who looked to be deep in thought.

"Here,

" Lin Mu handed the man the ring back.

He had obtained it, thus it was normal for him to keep it. Plus, he was also part of the Immortal Court for now and also the highest ranked member here, thus it was more appropriate for him to keep it than the others.

"Thank you.

" Crown Prince Feng Shun said before storing it away.

"Amithabha, seems like we'll have to consult the elders at the Immortal Court about who the Humble Light Scion is.

" Monk Hushu spoke, curiosity apparent in his tone too.

"Yes, I've never heard of this title before.

" Daoist Chu nodded.

"And here I thought we had learned about most of the Immortal Paragons.

"

"Most? We only know about thirty of them.

" Crown Princess Shang chuckled.

"We haven't been authorized to know the others… at least not through the immortal court's records.

" She added.

"Thirty is already quite a lot.

" Ziran spoke up.

"Thirty generations of Immortal Paragons is at least Three hundred thousand years of history.

"

"That long?

" Qiao De who didn't know much about the Immortal Court's workings was surprised.

"Indeed. An Immortal Paragon usually rules for at least ten to twenty thousand years. Or at the very least until they encounter a Transcendent Immortal Tribulation.

" Crown Prince Feng Shun answered.

"Though there have been many that have stayed as an Immortal Paragon for multiple Transcendent Immortal Tribulations.

" He added.

"Multiple?

" Qiao De was stunned.

"Of course. Almost every Immortal Court leader is a Transcendent Immortal, with many having overcome two or even three such Transcendent Immortal Tribulations.

" Crown Prince Feng Shun answered much to their surprise.

Lin Mu listened to it carefully too as this was new information for him. While he knew that the immortal Court was strong, he didn't know to what extent.

'I knew they would have Transcendent Immortals, but didn't know to what extent.' Lin Mu now had a better reference for it.

He knew that while the cultivation base of the immortals might have been stuck at the same level, that didn't mean they were of equal strength. The difference of strength between an Immortal who had overcome a single Transcendent Immortal Tribulation and two of them was more than double at times.

After all, each Transcendent Immortal Tribulation granted them more longevity and since they couldn't cultivate any further, they focused on other pursuits.

They would train their Qi skills, deepen their understanding of the Dao and expand their repertoire of techniques. They might improve on their other occupational skills such as formations, pill refinement or weapon forging.

They would try everything that could improve their skill and strength in hopes of comprehending the method of becoming a Celestial!

The moment they comprehended it, they would ascend to the Celestial Realm, unable to be contained by the immortal realm.

Thus the power of a Transcendent Immortal was greatly varied. This was also the reason why the Dao Wind Emperor was considered so strong and the Dao Wind Empire was considered as the strongest in the entire Rust Sky World, despite the other Emperors also being Transcendent Immortals.

The Dao Wind Emperor's status was high in the Rust Sky world and even in the Immortal Court, he would be very high ranked if he ever joined it. But it was still below that of elders who might have overcome more tribulations than him and above that was the Immoral Court heads who often had more than three or four Transcendent Immortal Tribulations under their belt.

"What's the highest Transcendent Immortal Tribulations recorded that someone overcame?

" Lin Mu asked having thought of all that.

"The highest number?

" Crown Prince Feng Shun thought over it before recalling something.

"While we don't know who it was, but it is said that there was a legendary immortal who had overcome over a hundred Transcendent Immortal Tribulations.

" He answered.

"A hundred!?

" It was a shocking number to them, as surviving that many Tribulations seemed unbelievable.